Mrs. 'Arris Carries On by C. B. Poultney - 1934

Methuen & Co, 1931. Hardcover. Good. 1931. Second Edition. 150 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated paper covered boards. Black and white illustrations throughout. Rough-cut pages. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

London: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1939. 1st Ed. hardcover. Very Good. 1939 Frederick Muller Ltd, hardcover, corners rubbed, owner's bookplate, a children's book, 64 pages,

Methuen & Company, 1943. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1943. First Edition. 134 pages. No dust jacket. Blue & White boards with blue & brown lettering. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with soiling, staining and marking to boards. Front and rear board have lost their original blue colour.

Faber & Faber, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1942. First Edition. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards and spine have minimal shelf-wear, with mild corner bumping and crushing to ends. Spine and edges are moderately tanned. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall, with some visible marking also.

Faber & Faber, 1942. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1942. First Edition. 448 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Creasing to rear board. Wear marks overall.

London, UK: Herbert Jenkins, 1934. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Poultney, C B. 256pp (inc. Publisher's ads), numerous black and white illustrations throughout including frontispiece. Orange cloth-covered boards, with black borders and black titles to front and spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed and rounded spine ends. Board edges lightly rubbed, corners rubbed and rounded. Top text block top edge slightly dusty, remaining edges lightly foxed and tanned. Previous owners doodles on rear free endpaper. Prelims are moderately tanned. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

Methuen, 1935. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1935. First Edition. 160 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over decorative cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Noticeable thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters exposing netting and causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning with visible sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1933. 5th edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Poultney, C.B.. Very good condition with no wrapper. The author's life with his terrier, originally published in the Daily Sketch. Charming b/w pictures. Grey boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. Spine bumped and slightly browned, small spot to rear edge of spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1935. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good. Illustrated by Poultney, C.B.. Very good condition with no wrapper. More adventures of the famous black Scottie dog. 65 b/w text illustrations. Yellow boards, black titles and vignette to front. Spine bumped and slightly browned. Some slight fading to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock and to prelims.

Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1937. Second Edition. 158 pages. Yellow dust jacket with navy lettering over yellow boards. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners, with tanning to spine and edges. Minor staining and soiling to DJ.